It has been a week since the the NBI & the CIDG filed cases against the suspected perpetrators of the dastardly attempt against the life of the Governor. I have desisted from posting any comment regarding the case, giving myself some time to digest the deluge of information I have been made aware of.
Emotions have been running high hereabouts. I can only commiserate with the families of the slain driver, Louie and the Security Officer, Eric. What could I tell them that they have not heard yet? What more could I add to the litanies that have been delivered about their senseless deaths?
When we took our oath of office on 2004, we were of the thinking that good governance is the only answer to the problems besetting the Province of Batangas. We knew from the start that with this mindset, feathers would be ruffled, toes would be stepped on and egos might be pricked. It is only now that we are beginning to realize that the feathers, toes and egos that we encountered along the way would have the gall to make the ultimate decision of having the Governor killed.
Killing would never make sense at all to us. Having somebody killed would never solve any problem even if the problem has been caused by that very person about to be killed. Murder would never be an answer to any question in this world.
In the battle for the hearts and minds of the people of Batangas, we dare say that it is the formulation of ideas that matter. It is in the battle of ideas that the best proposition emerges. It is in the contest of all propositions that the better way appears. And aren’t we all but looking for the better way?
September 21, 2006 at 9:51 am
I just couldn’t understand why some “people” resort to killing political opponents. It is as if admitting that there is no other way winning over an opponent but to have him killed. What a grave exhibition of political incompetence!
It is true that the battle should be in the form of better propositions but that is politics in the ideal world. As I see it, Philippine politics is far from the ideal. People have not yet acquired the maturity of favoring leaders with better ideas; rather, they favor those with bigger coffers and amiable charisma.
September 21, 2006 at 12:33 pm
Thanks for the comment. Paraphrasing Mayor Jesse Robredo: “There is a better way!” I try my best to adhere to this and continue to hope that each day brings fresher ideas so that a better way could be found